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About this Item

Title

  • A sermon on the war : "the duty of colored citizens to their country" : delivered before the colored military companies of Atlanta, Sunday evening, May 1st, 1898, at the First Congregational Church, Atlanta, Ga.

Other Title

  • Duty of colored citizens to their country
  • Negro and the war

Summary

  • Proctor urges African Americans to support the war effort against Spain and to enroll in the U.S. Army, thereby making a good statement for themselves and demonstrating their loyalty, even the face of continued suffering.

Names

  • Proctor, Henry Hugh, 1868-1933.
  • First Congregational Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Atfanta [sic], Ga. : Mutual Printing Co., 1898.

Headings

  • -  Spanish-American War, 1898--Participation, African American

Genre

  • Sermons--Georgia--Atlanta--1898

Notes

  • -  "Published by request."
  • -  Imprint from verso of t.p.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LC copy has inscription in pencil on t.p.: 1898.

Medium

  • [16] p. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 12, no. 9
  • E449 .D16 vol. E, no. 15 Copy 2. Cover wanting. Inscription in ink on t.p.: Atlanta, Ga. 1898. Pagination inscribed in ink at the top of each page.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898126

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Proctor, Henry Hugh, First Congregational Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A sermon on the war: "the duty of colored citizens to their country": delivered before the colored military companies of Atlanta, Sunday evening, May 1st, at the First Congregational Church, Atlanta, Ga. [Atfanta sic, Ga.: Mutual Printing Co, 1898] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898126/.

APA citation style:

Proctor, H. H., First Congregational Church & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1898) A sermon on the war: "the duty of colored citizens to their country": delivered before the colored military companies of Atlanta, Sunday evening, May 1st, at the First Congregational Church, Atlanta, Ga. [Atfanta sic, Ga.: Mutual Printing Co] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898126/.

MLA citation style:

Proctor, Henry Hugh, First Congregational Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A sermon on the war: "the duty of colored citizens to their country": delivered before the colored military companies of Atlanta, Sunday evening, May 1st, at the First Congregational Church, Atlanta, Ga. [Atfanta sic, Ga.: Mutual Printing Co, 1898] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898126/>.